Help us and our partners at WILDCOAST plant 100,000 mangroves in Laguna San Ignacio. Led by the local women’s group Mujeres de El Dátil, this project restores critical habitat, creates jobs, and protects coastal communities.
Your impact:
Provides living-wage employment for locals
Trains women in restoration and project management
Supports 250+ community members
Protects against sea-level rise and storm surges
Safeguards gray whale nursery habitat
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Inhabitants of El Dátil whose livelihoods have been improved
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Women trained in Project Management
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Protects local areas and communities from sea-level rise and increased storm surges
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Provides living-wage employment to the local community
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Safeguards critical gray whale nursery habitat
Sustainable Development Goals addressed by the project.
Seatrees evaluates this project annually to measure its impact on all relevant Sustainable Development Goals.
The Laguna San Ignacio project addresses seven SDGs. Read below for more details.
No Poverty
The families and communities of the Laguna San Ignacio area depend on the local ecosystem for income and survival. Recently, climate change and its increasingly intense tropical storms and sea-level rise pose emerging threats to this region. In partnership with WILDCOAST, this project has created several paid jobs and training opportunities for local communities, allowing for an increase in stable income in the region and potential for future expansion.
Zero Hunger
The communities of the Laguna San Ignacio area are active fishing cooperatives, whale watching outfitters, and small-scale ranchers, all relying primarily on the surrounding ecosystem for food sources. The mangroves planted through this project will provide nurseries and feeding grounds for commercially important fisheries and other wildlife, both of great economic value, which sustain food and income for the local communities.
Gender Equality
Gender equality is a fundamental goal of this project. The Laguna San Ignacio project is led by a group of 11 women trained by WILDCOAST in mangrove restoration and responsible for conducting all related activities, including mangrove seedling collection, planting, boat operation, and project monitoring. This will also build and increase these women’s capacities to manage the project, train others, and develop communication skills to advocate for themselves and their community for future generations.
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